FREE GRANTS FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS WITH CHILDREN

Need a grant to help pay morgage,utilities,food,basic needs for school age children. Husband lost job due to work relatity injury. I take care of our three kids ages- 14,13 & 8. I also take care of my mother who is 79 and has many health problems. I am the only one to care for her and I am unable to work due to my home responsabilities. My husband has had back surgury due to his injury and is unable to care for the children so I carry all the caregiver responsabilities. Our bills are behind and I'm scared if I cant make our morgage payment soon we will lose our home. This is very hard on my kids they dont understand why things are so bad. I am in great need of help.

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dam; i can only amagine the amount of effort it took you to get your head so far up your ass and dismiss the reality of this country. the seen of the world is changing. have you ever heard of " occupy wall street " "corprate wellfare", probably not , anyway since the seventies the politians and religioun have sleeping around with corporate america. wispering in private., companies moving overseas to evade taxes, jobs being outsourced, job seniority is being assenated to excape retirement entitlements, goverment contracts being awarded to fellow cohorts ( haliburton ) in return for kickbacks. banks get rescuded while unemployed workers get in endless lines. you smell like a republican; the stench lingers. no ones safe anymore, that includes - you - your time is coming, i assure you. so you better load up on condoms while you have money, your gonna need alot in oder to pay the taxes on that house own and afford gas for that car you own. smell the coffee ; its burning

You should not judge people, some people come from different environments, they have dif attitudes, behaviour etc, you just look like a scumbag well done on all your acheivements in life, help people be better dont put them down

Tell you what...you get a job at McDonald's for six months and let me know how that works out for you bill-wise. Then pretend you're a disabled vet who can't stand long enough to handle a lunch crowd. If you're so gung-ho perfect, why aren't you here offering to help people find jobs, rather than bitching at them because they can't?

I think people who say "get a job at Mcdonald's" should actually apply themselves and see if they get hired. So do tell, the truth please, what your son does for a "living"? Can he live on his own with it or support anyone on it? If the answer is no, and I'm sure it is, then he doesn't really have a job.

I think it funny how my 16 year old son can get a job and all of you are bitching you can't find anything and BOO HOO, life isn't worth living...Go to your welfare office or Social service provider, so we working people can pay for you be lazy asses. We working people can pay for your childcare,housing and insurances.Go get a job at Mcdonalds,they are always hiring,people with mental and physical disibilities...even lazy asses such as the people on here begging for help that are not motivated enough to call or go and apply.You all make a working ,single mother that owns her own home and vehicle SICK. You all are a disgrace and do not deserve the assistance.Woman up,GET A JOB.

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SOCIAL SECURITY-DISABILITY INSURANCE
FEDERAL AGENCY:
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINIST RATION
OBJECTIVES:
To replace part of the earnings lost because of a physical or mental impairment, or a combination of impairments, severe enough to prevent a person from working.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use; Direct Payments for Specified Use.
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Monthly cash benefits are paid to entitled disabled persons and to entitled auxiliary beneficiaries throughout the period of disability generally after a 5-month waiting period. Costs of vocational rehabilitation also are paid for certain beneficiaries. There are no restrictions on the use of benefits received by beneficiaries, although the right to future benefits is not transferable or assignable. In general, State agencies make initial disability determinations for the Federal Government. The Federal Government gives the States funds, in advance or by way of reimbursement, for necessary costs in making disability determinations under 20 CFR 404 Subparts P and Q. Necessary costs are direct as well as indirect costs as defined in 41 CFR 1-15, subpart 1-15.7 of the Federal Procurement Regulations System for costs incurred before April 1, 1984; and 48 CFR 31, Subpart 31.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations System and Federal Management Circular A-74-4, as amended, or superseded for costs incurred after March 31, 1984.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
A disabled worker is entitled to Social Security disability benefits if he or she has worked for a sufficient period of time under Social Security to be insured, has not attained “full-benefit retirement age” (66 years old for workers age 62 in 2005), has filed an application, and is under a disability as defined in the Social Security law. The law defines disability as the inability to do any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. The insured status requirements depend upon the age of the applicant and the date he or she became disabled. Coverage credits under the social security systems of certain foreign countries with which the U.S. has reciprocal agreements may be taken into account to meet the requirements. Certain family members of disabled workers are also entitled to benefits: (1) Unmarried children under age 18, or under age 19 for full-time students in elementary or secondary school; (2) unmarried adult offspring at any age if continuously disabled since before age 22; (3) wife or husband at any age if child in his or her care is receiving benefits on worker’s Social Security record and is under age 16 or disabled; (4) spouse age 62 or over; and (5) divorced wives or husbands age 62 or over who were married to the worker for at least 10 years. (Benefits are also payable to auxiliaries, including certain disabled widow(er)s, disabled surviving divorced spouses, children under age 19 who are full-time students in an elementary or secondary school, and disabled children of the worker, after the worker dies. See 96.004 “Social Security-Survivors’ Insurance”.) For workers who are first entitled after 1985 for both (a) a pension based on non-covered employment; and (b) Social Security disability (or retirement) benefits, a less generous benefit formula applies. In addition, Social Security disability benefits are reduced (offset) by the amount that the sum of all disability benefits payable under Social Security and certain Federal, State, or local public disability and workers’ compensation laws or plans exceeds the higher of 80 percent of the worker’s average current earnings or the total Social Security benefit that would otherwise be payable on the disabled worker’s record. The Social Security benefit for a spouse of a disabled worker is subject to a pension offset if the spouse receives a governmental pension based on his or her own work in non-covered employment. However, the offset does not apply if: (i) the person received or became eligible to receive the pension before December 1, 1982, and can meet requirements for Social Security auxiliaries’ benefit as they existed in January 1977; or (ii) if the person received, or was eligible to receive, the pension before July 1, 1983, and the person was dependent on his or her spouse for at least one-half support at the time the spouse died, became disabled or became entitled to Social Security benefits. The amount of the public pension used for purposes of the offset against Social Security spouse’s benefits is equal to two-thirds of the public pension. The Social Security benefit for the spouse of a disabled worker is also offset dollar for dollar by the amount of any Social Security benefit the spouse receives based on his or her own work. All benefits to spouses and children of disabled workers are subject to an earnings test unless those beneficiaries are full-benefit retirement age or older. Beginning with the year 2000, the retirement earnings test was eliminated beginning with the month in which the beneficiary reaches full-benefit retirement age (FRA). A person at and above FRA will not have Social Security benefits reduced because of earnings. In the calendar year in which a beneficiary reaches FRA, benefits are reduced $1 for every $3 of earnings above the limit allowed by law, $31,800 in 2005, but this reduction is applied only to months prior to attainment of FRA. For years before the year the beneficiary attains FRA, the reduction in benefits is $1 for every $2 of earnings over the annual exempt amount. Further, no benefit can be paid to an alien in the United States unless he or she is lawfully present in the United States. In addition, an alien cannot qualify for benefits if he or she never had a work-authorized Social Security Number (SSN) (effective for benefit applications based on SSNs issued after 2003).
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Qualified disabled workers under full retirement age (FRA). Under the definition of disability in the Social Security Law, disability benefits are provided to a person who is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months, or to result in death. Disabled widow(er)s’ benefits are covered under survivors insurance. Felony-related impairments and confinement-related impairments cannot be considered in determining whether an individual is under a disability if the individual has been convicted of a felony which was committed after October 19, 1980. Effective for claims finally adjudicated on or after March 29, 1996, (or for claims approved before then, with benefits payable beginning January 1, 1997) eligibility can no longer be based on drug addiction or alcoholism.
Credentials/Documentation:
Proof of disability and possibly proof of age. If applying for benefits for family members, additional proofs of age, relationship to disabled worker, or full-time school attendance may be required.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:
Application Procedure:
Telephone toll free at 1-800-772-1213 or telephone or visit the local Social Security Office.
Award Procedure:
After review of the application is completed, the applicant (or representative payee) will be notified by mail.
Deadlines:
An individual should apply for disability benefits when he or she believes the entitlement requirements may be met. Retroactivity of benefit payments is limited to 1 year before filing.
Appeals:
Telephone or visit any Social Security Office. The appeal process ranges from a reconsideration through hearings and appeals levels to a review by the Federal courts.
Renewals:
Not applicable. 300
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
20-8007-0-7-651.
Obligations:
(Benefit Payments) FY 07 $96,988,000,000; FY 08 est $102,854,000,000; and FY 09 est not reported. (Note: These figures represent benefits actually paid, or expected to be paid.)
Range and Average of Financial Assistance:
Monthly cash benefits for a worker disabled in 2005 range up to a maximum of $2,099 based on the level of the worker’s earnings and the age at which a worker becomes disabled. The corresponding maximum for such a worker with a family is $3,148.60 As of December 31, 2004, the average benefit paid to a disabled worker alone was $880 and the average amount payable to a disabled worker with eligible dependents was $1,496. This takes into account stipulations set forth in Public Law 96-265 and Public Law 97-35. Under Public Law 97-123, the minimum amount is no longer applicable for workers who either become disabled or first met the insured status requirements after December 1981, and a lesser amount can be paid, depending on the worker’s average earnings.
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
In fiscal year 2004, an average of 7,696,000 disabled workers and their dependents received monthly cash benefits. It is estimated that for fiscal year 2005, an average of 8,005,000 disabled workers and their dependents will receive monthly cash benefits. During fiscal year 2006, the average number receiving benefits is expected to increase to 8,302,000.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Headquarters Office:
Office of Public Inquiries, Room 4100, Annex, Social Security
Administration, Baltimore, MD 21235. Telephone: (410) 965-2736. Use the same number for FTS.
Web Site Address:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
APPLICATION FORM:
No standard form. Call toll free at 1-800-772-1213 or telephone or visit the local Social Security Office

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME
FEDERAL AGENCY:
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
OBJECTIVES:
To ensure a minimum level of income to persons who have attained age
65 or are blind or disabled, and whose income and resources are below
specified levels.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use; Direct Payments for Specified Use.
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are made to persons who have
attained age 65 or who are blind or disabled and meet the means-tested
and other requirements of the program. Generally, there are no restrictions
on the use of benefits received by beneficiaries, although the right to future
benefits is not transferable or assignable. The Federal government gives the
States funds, in advance or by way of reimbursement, for necessary costs
in making disability determinations under 20 CFR 404 subparts P and Q
and part 416 subparts I and J. Necessary costs are direct as well as indirect
costs as defined in 41 CFR 1-15, subpart 1-15.7 of the Federal Procurement
Regulations System for costs incurred before April 1, 1984; and 48 CFR
31, Subpart 31.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations System and Federal
Management Circular No. A-74-4 as amended or superseded for costs
incurred after March 31, 1984.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
To be found disabled for SSI purposes: an individual aged 18 or older
must be unable to do any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be
expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last
for a continuous period of at least 12 months. An individual under age
18 must have a medically determinable physical or mental impairment
or combination of impairments that causes marked and severe functional
limitations, and that can be expected to cause death or that has lasted or can
be expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months. Individuals
of any age engaging in substantial gainful activity at the time they apply for
benefits will not be considered disabled. To be found blind for SSI purposes,
an individual of any age must be “statutorily blind.” This means central
visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with use of a correcting
lens. The eligibility of an individual who has attained age 65 or who is blind
or disabled is determined on the basis of an assessment of the individual’s
monthly income and resources, citizenship or alien status, U.S. residency,
and certain other eligibility requirements. In determining a month’s income,
the first $20 of Social Security benefits or other unearned income is not
counted. An additional $65 of earned income ($85 if the person had no
unearned income) received in a month plus one-half of the remainder above
$65 (or $85) also is not counted. If, after these (and other) exclusions, an
individual’s countable income, effective January 2005, is less than $579
per month ($869 for a couple, both of whom are aged, blind or disabled)
and countable resources are less than $2,000 ($3,000 for a couple), the
individual may be eligible for payments. The values of household goods,
personal effects, an automobile, life insurance, and property needed for self
support are, under policies set out in regulations, excluded in determining
value of resources. Burial spaces for an individual and immediate family and
burial funds, up to $1,500 each for an individual and spouse, are excluded
from resources. The value of a home which serves as the principal place of
residence is also excluded in resource valuation.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Individuals who have attained age 65 or are blind or disabled, who continue
to meet the income and resources tests, citizenship/qualified alien status,
U.S. residence, and certain other requirements. Eligibility may continue for
beneficiaries who engage in substantial gainful activity despite disabling
physical or mental impairments.
Credentials/Documentation:
Proof of age, marital status, income and resources, establishment of
blindness or disability, proof of residence in the United States and U.S.
citizenship, or alien status is required.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:
Application Procedure:
Call toll free at 1-800-772-1213 or telephone or visit the local Social
Security Office.
Award Procedure:
The individual (and representative payee, if any,) will be notified by mail of
award or denial.
Deadlines:
None. Benefits are not paid prior to the month following the month of
application. However, an emergency advance payment may be available in
the month of filing the application.
Appeals:
Call toll free at 1-800-772-1213 or telephone or visit the local Social
Security office. The appeal process ranges from a case review or field office
conference to a review by the Federal Courts. An appeal must be requested
within 60 days of the date on which a written notice of SSA’s initial
determination is received by the applicant. The 60 days start the day after
you receive the notice.
Renewals:
Continuing Disability Reviews: Persons are contacted periodically to
see if they continue to qualify for benefits. A “Redetermination” of a
person’s benefit amount, based on income and resources, will be made
on a scheduled basis at periodic intervals. Periodic “Continuing Disability
Reveiws” are scheduled to determine if a person continues to be disabled.
Unscheduled redeterminations are made when changes in circumstances
are reported. The length of time between scheduled redeterminations varies
depending on the likelihood that the beneficiary’s situation may change in a
way that affects payment amount or eligibility.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements:
This program has no statutory formula. Some mandatory State supplements
are required by SSI law to maintain former State recipients’ December 1973
payment levels at pre-supplemental security income levels, increased by
cost-of-living adjustments, where such payments were higher than the initial
supplemental security income standards. States also have the option of
paying supplements. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will administer
for a fee under agreements with States both mandatory and optional State
supplements. States paying supplements are required by SSI law to maintain
either their State supplement expenditures or their payment levels when
Federal benefit rates are increased.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:
Benefits are paid monthly. Accrued benefits are paid in a lump sum unless
they exceed a specified amount in which case they are paid in up to three
installments at 6 month intervals. In the case of a disabled child, accrued
payments over a certain amount must be retained in a dedicated account
and used only for certain approved expenditures.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
75-0406-0-1-609.
Obligations:
(Benefit Payments) FY 07 $36,481,897,840; FY 08 est $41,225,000,000; and
FY 09 est not reported. (Note: These figures represent benefits actually paid,
or expected to be paid.)
Range and Average of Financial Assistance:
Monthly Federal cash payments range from $1 to $637 for an aged, blind,
or disabled individual who does not have an eligible spouse, and from $1
to $956 for an aged, blind, or disabled individual and an eligible spouse.
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These rates became effective January 2008.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Headquarters Office:
Office of Public Inquiries, Room 4100, Annex, Social Security
Administration, Baltimore, MD 21235. Telephone: (410) 965-2736. Use the
same number for FTS.
Web Site Address:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
APPLICATION FORM:
No application form.
Call toll free at 1-800-772-1213 or telephone or visit the local Social Security Office

You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes.... or any of these--- http://www.grants.gov
http://gtionline.fdncenter.org
http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html or
INFORMATION CONTACTS
Headquarters Office:
Director, Multi-family Housing Portfolio Management Division, Rural
Housing Programs (RP), Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.
Telephone: (202) 720-1615. Use the same number for FTS.
Web Site Address:
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov.

need grant for school i was laid off recieve unemployment now i dont recieve anything now i am back in school i am a single woman who is taken care of her grandkids trying to make a better life for me an them. need help to pay bills an so forth. I have also applied for disability for diabetic an chronic everyday headache, ucontrollable high bllood pressure. i go to school online an log-in when im feelin good. hoping i get better eventually to get a better job when they find a medication to ease the headaches.really needhelp desperately.

i need help with rent and food and clothes and a place to live im engaged to my babys daddy and he lost his job due to discrmination and i am trying to apply for ssi i have menatl health probelms that make it hard for me to work and i need major help i have a 15 month old son and im expecting again

Hello,three years ago i lost my daddy who was a bread winer for the family my mummy is suffering from diabetis ,am all alone with my two younger brothers i can not further my education any more and neither my brothers am very tired of this lify.The life is not worth living for me and my family any longer,those that helping now avoiding us.please assist us to make this life worth living for my family may God be with you too please help me out soon,to pay for the house rentage and brothers back to school

in response to myfairlady78...I agree ... and fortunately that person hasn't been logged in here since 2008 .. therefore they are not here to spread such nastiness. I've run into a few people like that, even had two attack me without even talking to them once. Very strange, disrespectful, not to mention a few other adjectives. I suppose people like that are taking out their anger in a place and on people who are not in their actual lives, and therefore, have no accountability for their words. I hope you don't let the words of a few ignorant and rude people sour you to Aidpage .. there are some really wonder folks here who truly care about others. Welcome by the way! And i hope your experiences here are better than the first post you found! Blessings, Cat

in response to danielle080808...How is it ridiculous when someone is laid off or suffer some kind of hardship? I'm not talking about people that the system have taking care of all their natural born life, but hard working and honest people that have suffered some kind of set back financially. You are a idiot first and foremost to post something so heartless. And I honestly hope that you never have to go through any kind of hardship, but be mindful how you treat people. Because Karma is a....... and you know the rest.

Blind Services
Description: Blind Services is a section of Louisiana Rehabilitation Services’ (LRS) Vocational Rehabilitation Program and provides services to eligible individuals who are blind or visually impaired. The Randolph-Sheppard Business Enterprise Program and the Older Blind/Visually Impaired Program are parts of Blind Services (see the service listings for each of those services for details).

Family Independence Temporary
Assistance Program (FITAP)
The Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) provides cash assistance to families with children when the financial resources of the family are insufficient to meet subsistence needs.

The goal of FITAP is to decrease the long-term dependency on welfare assistance by promoting job preparation and work. Public assistance is no longer a lifetime benefit but an opportunity to become independent after a financial crisis.

The average family consists of a mother and two children. The average grant in Louisiana is $200 per month

Do I Qualify for FITAP?

To be eligible for FITAP, the family must meet all the conditions listed below:

* Residence - the client must be living in the state, must intend to make a home here and the stay cannot be temporary.
* Citizenship - the client must be either a U.S. citizen or a qualified alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
* Need - a family must be considered financially needy to be eligible. It is not necessary that a parent be incapacitated, absent or unemployed.
* Enumeration - all applicants or recipients must provide or apply for a Social Security number for each member of the assistance unit.
* Age - children must be under the age of 18 to be eligible or in school and able to complete the course of study or obtain a GED by the 19th birthday.
* Relationship - in order to receive FITAP assistance for a child, an individual must be a qualified relative by meeting certain relationship requirements, i.e., must be related by blood, marriage or adoption.
* Home - it must be verified that the child actually lives in the same home with the qualified relative.
* Support Enforcement Services - the client must assign any child support and medical support rights to the state, and must cooperate with the agency's Support Enforcement Services in establishing paternity and obtaining child support and medical support from the absent parent(s), unless good cause has been established.
* STEP - work eligible applicants and recipients are required to participate in the STEP Program.
* Income - monthly countable income, both earned and unearned, cannot exceed the flat grant amount for the number of persons in the assistance unit. Total countable income is subtracted from the flat grant amount to determine the client's grant amount. The allowable earned income deductions are:
o Standard earned income deduction of $120 for each employed member.
o Time limited deduction of $900 for six months for each employed member.
* Immunization - sufficient evidence of immunity or immunization against vaccine preventable diseases according to the Office of Public Health schedule, or evidence that such an immunization program is in progress, must be provided for each recipient under the age of 18.
* Parenting Skills Training - each applicant/recipient who is pregnant or has a child under the age one must attend parenting skills training.
* Time Limits - the family is ineligible to receive assistance if a parent or either parent in a two-parent family has received benefits for 24 of the prior 60 months. There is a 60 month lifetime limit if the assistance unit includes a parent/caretaker relative.
* Minor parent restriction - minor unmarried parents and their children must reside in the home of a parent, legal guardian, other adult relative or in an adult-supervised living arrangement in order to qualify for assistance.
* Drug screening - Applicants/recipients age 18 and over must cooperate in screening for the use of illegal drugs, and, if necessary, drug testing, education and rehabilitation.

How and Where Do I Apply?

Click here for information on applying for FITAP and other Family Services.

The application can be made at any Economic Stability parish office or you can call 1-888-LAHELPU (1-888-524-3578) for assistance.

Written information will help the local office to make a determination of eligibility promptly. For example, a birth certificate, baptismal record, or school record will show the child's age and relationship to the parent. If someone else applies, additional information is needed to establish the child's relationship to the applicant. A decision should be made within 30 days.

Income from all sources must be taken into account in determination of eligibility and amount of grant. This includes income from Social Security, veteran's benefits, Railroad Retirement, or wages, and any other regular income. However, the law exempts certain income.

The person who receives the benefits must notify the Economic Stability parish office of any changes in address, residence, living arrangements, resources, and income according to the requirements of the reporting system to which they are assigned.
What Are My Rights?

If you believe the action on your case is not correct, or that a decision was not rendered on your application with reasonable promptness, you may request and obtain a fair hearing. The parish office will present the evidence on which its decision was made, and you will be expected to present evidence to support your claim at the hearing. The fair hearing judge will then determine whether you are entitled to your claim.

If you wish to request a fair hearing, you should follow the instructions on the back of the notice you receive from the agency or contact the local office. Requests for fair hearings are mailed to the Appeals Division, P. O. Box 2944, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821. The request must be made within 30 days after the local office decision.
If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, or on the basis of religion or political beliefs, it is your right to file a complaint either through your local Economic Stability office or directly to the Economic Stability Division office, or to the Federal Government. If you wish to file such a complaint, you may secure the complaint form from your parish Economic Stability office.

Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) is a method of delivering governmental benefits to recipients electronically. Louisiana uses magnetic stripe card technology. The card, which is referred to as the Louisiana Purchase Card enables recipients to access benefits at ATM’s and Point-of-Sale (POS) machines.

Cash benefits are posted to recipient accounts during the first five days of the month. Recipient benefits are accessible by 5:00 a.m. the morning after they are posted. Benefits are posted on the same date every month regardless of the day of the week. Holidays and weekends do not affect the date of benefit availability.

Benefits are secure and accessible only to persons authorized by the recipient. The Personal Identification Number (PIN) is selected by the recipient and must be correctly entered in order to successfully complete all electronic transactions. As purchases or cash withdrawals are made at grocery store checkout lanes and ATM’s, recipient accounts are debited and the recipient is given a receipt which provides the remaining account balance.

FITAP Authorization

The Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program is authorized by the Social Security Act as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Effective January 1997 the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program is funded by the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Block Grant. The Department of Health and Human Services is the federal agency responsible for its administration. The program is administered at the state level by the Department of Children & Family Services, Office of Family Support.

in response to jenii...I kno the same thing happened to me and now im almost on the street because i wanted to help others and now im the ne who needs help what should i do will the government help me cuz they have all these sites where people can win things a i am still waiting on my blessings.

I am a single mom with three kids with nowhere to turn and i lost my house because i didnt have the money to afford to put my kids in daycare so i couldnt work or pay bills. I am now left out by a friends house and my father is blind and we need a place to stay and i have to help my father get around and its really hard alone.